THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL, THIS WEEK, HEARD THERE IS A PURCHASE OFFER FOR THE HOUSE BEING BUILT BY THE ROSEAU SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION CLASS NORTH OF THE SCHOOL.
THE BUYERS WILL PAY UP TO 270 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE CITY AND NORTHWEST COMMUNITY ACTION ARE PLANNING ANOTHER HOUSE BUILD WITH THE ROSEAU SCHOOL AGAIN NEXT YEAR; THIS TIME ON A LOT AT OAK CREST WEST.
THE PERSONAL FINANCE WEBSITE WalletHub SAYS MINNESOTA IS THE SECOND BEST STATE IN THE NATION FOR WOMEN,
BASED ON CRITERIA LIKE MEDIAN EARNINGS FOR FEMALE WORKERS AND THE FEMALE HOMICIDE RATE.
MASSACHUSETTS IS NUMBER ONE, AND IOWA AND MAINE ARE 3RD AND 4TH.
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST, ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE, ARE MISSISSIPPI, ARKANSAS AND ALABAMA.
JUST OVER A THOUSAND REPUBLICAN VOTERS TURNED OUT FOR YESTERDAY’S PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY IN ROSEAU COUNTY, AND ALL BUT ONE VOTED FOR PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.
THERE WERE JUST OVER SEVEN HUNDRED DFL VOTERS IN THE COUNTY (712); THEY GAVE FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN 37% OF THE COUNTY VOTE.
AMY KLOBUCHAR RECEIVED 20%; BERNIE SANDERS 15%; AND MIKE BLOOMBERG 11%.
THERE WERE MORE DFL VOTERS THAN REPUBLICANS IN PENNINGTON COUNTY, WHERE JOE BIDEN GOT 47% OF THE VOTE;
AND IN KITTSON COUNTY, WHERE MINNESOTA SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR WAS THE WINNER WITH 40%.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR ELEANORE THOMPSON OF GREENBUSH ARE THIS MORNING AT ELEVEN AT OILAND LUTHERAN CHURCH IN RURAL GREENBUSH. VISITATION IS AN HOUR PRIOR.
ELEANORE THOMPSON WAS 81.
A ‘WIC’ CLINIC IS TODAY AT THE WARROAD AREA COMMUNITY CENTER, AND TOMORROW AT THE RED LAKE FALLS COMMUNITY CENTER.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, LAST WEEK, APPROVED A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT TO ADMINISTER THE WETLAND CONSERVATION ACT, WHICH WAS ENACTED IN 1991.
THE RED RIVER FARM NETWORK SAYS MINNESOTA HAS LOST FIVE HUNDRED FARMS IN THE PAST YEAR.
THERE ARE NOW SIXTY-EIGHT THOUSAND FARMS IN THE STATE, AT AN AVERAGE SIZE OF 375 ACRES.
FARMS IN NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER, AVERAGING ABOUT FIFTEEN HUNDRED ACRES;
AND THE NUMBER OF FARMS IN THE DAKOTAS IS UNCHANGED FROM 2018.
ANOTHER NORTHERN LIGHTS SERIES CONCERT IS MARCH 15TH FEATURING FAMILY ENTERTAINER KENNY AHERN.
NEXT YEAR’S FIVE CONCERT SERIES INCLUDES AN ELTON JOHN TRIBUTE CALLED “REMEMBER WHEN ROCK WAS YOUNG”.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY MUSEUM HAS THE “ROSEAU STONE” IN IT’S POSSESSION, WITH PLANS TO DISPLAY IT EARLY THIS SUMMER (AFTER A LIGHTING PROJECT IS COMPLETED).
MUSEUM CURATOR BRITT DAHL SAYS THE SMALL STONE WAS FOUND IN ROSEAU IN 1927 BY JAKE NELSON, WHILE DIGGING IN HIS GARDEN.
IT’S BEEN IN STORAGE AT THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR MANY DECADES.
THERE ARE MARKINGS ON THE STONE, BUT IT’S AUTHENTICITY REMAINS IN QUESTION.
ROSEAU’S NORTHERN LIGHTS ARCHERY CLUB REMAINS ACTIVE WITH LEAGUES AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.
BOB MOSER IS AMONG THE LEADERS OF THE LOCAL ARCHERY CLUB.
NORTHWEST COMMUNITY ACTION’S LITTLE BROTHER/ LITTLE SISTER PROGRAM WAS KEPT ALIVE AT THE END OF LAST YEAR WITH A ROSEAU COUNTY APPROPRIATION,
AHEAD OF STATE GRANT FUNDING FOR THAT PROGRAM THAT MATCHES KIDS WITH ADULT MENTORS.
MADELINE WAAGE COORDINATES THE LITTLE BROTHER/ LITTLE SISTER PROGRAM FOR BADGER-BASED NORTHWEST COMMUNITY ACTION.
Last modified: 03/05/2020
